Bad weather militated against the success of the picnic. Passion, in him, comprehended many of the worst emotions which militate against human happiness (Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton).
SYNONYM(S): contend.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mil·i·tate — … Useful english dictionary
tate — ab·i·e·tate; ac·e·tate; ace·to·ac·e·tate; acon·i·tate; adap·tate; ag·i·tate; am·i·tate; am·pu·tate; an·no·tate; an·ti·pros·tate; ar·chon·tate; ar·gen·tate; aris·tate; as·par·tate; aus·cul·tate; cav·i·tate; ce·ro·tate; cho·ris·tate; co·arc·tate;… … English syllables
mil — al·che·mil·la; ar·mil; ar·mil·la; ar·mil·lar·ia; ar·mil·lary; au·mil; au·mil·dar; bis·mil·lah; bog·o·mil; bog·o·mil·ism; brown·mil·ler·ite; fa·mil·ia; fa·mil·ial; fa·mil·iar·ism; fa·mil·iar·i·ty; fa·mil·iar·iza·tion; fa·mil·iar·ize;… … English syllables
USS Tate (AKA-70) — was a Tolland class attack cargo ship named after Tate County, Mississippi. Tate was designed to carry military cargo and landing craft, and to use the latter to land weapons, supplies, and Marines on enemy shores during amphibious operations.… … Wikipedia
William Tate (lighthouse keeper) — Capt. William J. Tate was the North Landing Lighthouse keeper from 1915 to 1939. He was also an aviation pioneer having helped the Wright Brothers assemble their aircraft at Kill Devil Hill on the Outer Banks.Tate was responsible for keeping lit… … Wikipedia
Sharon Tate — Imagen sacada del trailer de Eye of the Devil Nombre real Sharon Marie Tate Nacimiento 24 de enero de … Wikipedia Español
militate — mil·i·tate … English syllables
militate — mil•i•tate [[t]ˈmɪl ɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. i. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: His prison record militated against him[/ex] 2) Obs. a) to be a soldier b) to fight for a belief • Etymology: 1615–25; < L mīlitātus, ptp. of … From formal English to slang
militate — mil|i|tate [ˈmılıteıt] v militate against [militate against sth] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of militare; MILITANT] to prevent something or make it less likely to happen ▪ Environmental factors militate against… … Dictionary of contemporary English
militate — mil|i|tate [ mılı,teıt ] verb militate a,gainst phrasal verb transitive FORMAL militate against something to make something more difficult to do or less likely to happen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
